Bringing Projects to Life
When a public sector joins a private sector in partnership to fund a service or project that is typically offered by the public sector, you have a public-private partnership (PPP). Oftentimes, PPPs can be wise solutions for getting the capital needed to fund a particular concept-turned-project or to upgrade an existing entity in need of maintenance.
Telling West Virginia’s Story
Say yes to West Virginia. That’s the concept behind the state’s social media advocate model stemming from the hashtag #YesWV. “It’s the objective and directive of the Justice administration to lead and to proudly share all the opportunities here with the world.
Lights, Camera, Appalachia
From the small screen to the silver screen, and probably on your smartphone screen, the state of West Virginia is amping up its push for more high production film projects to be shot within the Mountain State. The film industry has created an unprecedented creative economy across neighboring Appalachian regions from Pittsburgh and Cincinnati to Wilmington and Atlanta, says Dave Lavender, apprenticeship program coordinator with the West Virginia Department of Economic Development. Lavender works within the West Virginia Film Office, which assists crews looking to film in the state and helps promote the state’s potential as a location for filming.
Nakia Ridgeway
WVU College of Law Class of 2023 By Kristen Uppercue Nakia Ridgeway, term law clerk at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and 2023 West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law graduate, was born and raised in a large family in Lexington, KY. She decided to make Northern Virginia her […]
Caroline Leadmon
WVU College of Law Class of 2023 By Maggie Hatfield Originally from Hurricane, WV, Caroline Leadmon grew up in a family of Mountaineers. “Both my parents are West Virginia University (WVU) alumni, and because they fostered Mountaineer values in me, attending WVU was a family tradition that I was proud to carry on,” Leadmon says. […]
Beth Walker
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia By Ellis Willard Beth Walker, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, was told in seventh grade she should be a lawyer because she liked to argue. Years later, that is exactly what she decided to do. Walker worked hard in every […]
